Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

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Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are most often employed by the Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic was $47,302 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA, Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta & Osceola Counties PUMA, MI, and Auglaize, Logan & Champaign Counties PUMA, OH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA, Auglaize, Logan & Champaign Counties PUMA, OH, and Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta & Osceola Counties PUMA, MI.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce. Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2022 was 12,509 people, of which 14.5% were women and 85.5% were men. Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are paid most in Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta & Osceola Counties PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

10,700

Male Workforce

± 2.54k

1,809

Female Workforce

± 1.04k

The Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2022 was 12,509 people (14.5% women and 85.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of −17% between 2018 (15,077) and 2022 (12,509).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Oregon ($92,919), Washington ($62,315), and Wisconsin ($62,211).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,302

AVERAGE WAGE

#344 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned an average of $47,302, $17,381 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.27

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.27, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and on wages for those in the field. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, by average wage, is Veneer, plywood, & engineered wood products ($95,116).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

12.5k

2022 Workforce

± 2,746

−3.62%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 31.9%

This graphic shows the share of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employed by various industries. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing employs the largest share of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic at 44.6%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 29.6% and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 25.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the US. The workforce of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2022 was 12,509 people, with 14.5% woman, and 85.5% men. The average age of male Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the workforce is 43.6 and of female Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is 40.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2022 was 12,509 people, with 14.5% woman, and 85.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (1,753 people), 20 to 24 years (1,543 people), and 25 to 29 years (1,509 people). Among them they concentrated 39.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 17.3% of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were Hispanic and 82.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (91.8%) and Puerto Rican (8.23)%

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Races

In 2022, 81.1% of the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce were White, of which 13.4% were women and 86.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (6.39%) and Two or More Races (5.37%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (116 people), Communications (49 people), and History (35 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (6,182 people), Some college (3,054 people), and Secondary Education (1,588 people).

The graphic shows the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce by gender and educational level.

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